nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders Wrap - New York Wins 5-2
New York earned a 5-2 victory over Buffalo behind a 2-goal performance from Matt Martin on Thursday at Nassau Coliseum.
The Islanders were a -178 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.0.
New York got goals from Matt Martin(2), Jordan Eberle, Noah Dobson, and Anthony Beauvillier in the victory. Dobson opened the scoring at 10:25 of the first period.
Ilya Sorokin turned in a 16-save effort for the Islanders.
Rasmus Ristolainen, and Taylor Hall scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Ilya Sorokin.
Jonas Johansson stopped 40 of 45 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New York scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-0 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Buffalo 45-18 in the game.